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help explain ln(212)/ln(5)

 Oct 14, 2014

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I'm just taking a stab at this; so, if anyone else has a better answer ...

 

natural logs are logs to the base e where e ≈ 2.7182818285... {an irrational number).

ln(212) / ln(5) is the quotient of ln(212) divided by ln(5)

This number would be the solution to the equation:  5^x  =  212.

 Oct 15, 2014
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Best Answer

I'm just taking a stab at this; so, if anyone else has a better answer ...

 

natural logs are logs to the base e where e ≈ 2.7182818285... {an irrational number).

ln(212) / ln(5) is the quotient of ln(212) divided by ln(5)

This number would be the solution to the equation:  5^x  =  212.

geno3141 Oct 15, 2014

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